SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DYNAMICALLY MODIFYING A USER INTERFACE BASED ON SAFETY LEVEL

• US 20140236389A1
• Filed: 02/18/2013
• Published: 08/21/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/18/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Original Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Inventors: Higgins, Krystal Rose, Farraro, Eric J., Tapley, John
• Application Number:
  US13/769,519
• Publication Number:
  US 20140236389A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/2
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 28/06 responsive to incapacity of driver
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2540/26 Incapacity

Abstract

A method of dynamically altering a user experience based on safety level is provided. A first user experience is provided to a user in a vehicle. The information is received from an information source. The information is used to calculate a safety level score for a vehicle. Then, a second user experience different than the first user experience is provided to the user in the vehicle, based on the safety level score.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a processor;

a dynamic user experience modification module configured to;

provide a first user experience to a user in a vehicle;

receive information from an information source;

use the information received from the information source to calculate a safety level score for a vehicle; and

causing a second user experience different than the first user

experience to be experienced by the user in the vehicle, based on the safety level score.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electronic device is located in the vehicle.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electronic device is a mobile device travelling in the vehicle.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electronic device is a server in wireless communication with a user experience presentation module in the vehicle.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the information used to calculate the safety level score includes speed of the vehicle.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the information used to calculate the safety level score includes acceleration of the vehicle.

7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the information includes a map of a location of the vehicle.

8. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the information used to calculate the safety level score includes weather at a location of the vehicle.

9. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the information used to calculate a safety level score for a vehicle includes demographic information about a driver of the vehicle.

10. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the information used to calculate a safety level score for a vehicle includes a driving safety record of the driver of the vehicle.

11. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the second user experience removes selectable elements from a user interface based on the safety level score being lower than a safety level score corresponding to the first user experience.

12. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the second user experience queues incoming notifications based on the safety level score being lower than a safety level score corresponding to the first user experience.

13. A method comprising:

providing a first user experience to a user in a vehicle;

receiving information from an information source;

using the information to calculate a safety level score for a vehicle; and

cause a second user experience different than the first user experience to be experienced by the user in the vehicle, based on the safety level score.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

receiving further information from the information source;

using the further information to calculate a further safety level score for the vehicle; and

causing presentation of a third user experience different than either the first user experience and the second user experience on the interface in the vehicle, based on the further safety level score.

15. The method of claim 13, comprising modifying the safety level score based on predicted future changes to the safety level score based on information from another information source.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein the method is performed on a server in wireless communication with the vehicle.

17. The method of claim 13, wherein the method is performed in the vehicle.

18. The method of claim 13, wherein the user experience includes a web page.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

providing a first user experience to a user in a vehicle;

receiving information from an information source;

using the information to calculate a safety level score for a vehicle; and

causing a second user experience different than the first user experience to be experienced by the user in the vehicle, based on the safety level score.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the operations further comprise queuing incoming notifications based on the safety level score being lower than a safety level score corresponding to the first user experience.